California

More NOI from California buildings.

Get a free building energy assessment for your commercial or industrial property in California. We review your utility bill and your building, then tell you in writing where you can cut costs, and where you can earn.

Start with your property details. A utility bill is optional. A written initial review within 2 business days.

California office building with palm trees and solar carport canopies
What drives the economics in California
Program status: ClosedVerified August 2026
  • SGIP storage budgets currently closed to new applicants — we track reopenings
  • NEM 3.0 makes storage essential to solar economics

Tariff- and resilience-led evaluation. We do not represent that any state incentive program is currently open to new commercial applications.

We confirm the current rates and program rules for your property in the written review rather than quoting numbers we can’t stand behind.

Our California office

Marina Del Rey, CA4210 Del Rey Ave(818) 424-3820

What we look at

LED, solar, battery, HVAC and EV charging for California buildings

  • LED lighting

    Swap old fixtures for LED and cut lighting costs across the property.

  • Solar

    Make your own power on your roof or over your parking.

  • Battery storage

    Store energy and use it when power is most expensive.

  • HVAC

    Find where heating and cooling are wasting energy.

  • EV charging

    Charging for staff, tenants and visitors that drivers pay to use.

California utilities and tariffs

How California businesses are billed, and what exported solar earns

PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric are California's large investor-owned utilities.

Commercial billing

  • Commercial rates combine time-of-use energy charges with demand charges. On SCE's TOU-GS-2 (20 to 200 kW), that means a facilities demand charge on the monthly maximum plus time-related demand charges in summer on-peak and winter mid-peak.
  • Options on the same rate trade lower demand charges for higher energy charges, so the right option depends on the load shape.

Net metering and exports

  • Systems applying to interconnect on or after April 15, 2023 take the Net Billing Tariff (CPUC D.22-12-056). Exports earn energy export credits at a value-to-grid rate that is usually below retail, with monthly billing and an annual true-up.
  • System size is limited to the customer's annual load, plus up to 50% more if the customer attests to the need. So on-site use, and storage that shifts solar into the evening peak, usually matter more than export.

The 2025 Energy Code (Title 24) requires solar and battery storage on new nonresidential and high-rise multifamily buildings for permit applications from January 1, 2026.

Checked against these sources on October 7, 2026: CPUC, Net energy metering and net billing (accessed October 7, 2026); SCE, TOU-GS-2 rate fact sheet (2025); California Energy Commission, 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Tariffs and net metering rules change; we confirm the current version for each project. This is not legal or tax advice.

Free building energy assessment in California.

Start with your property details. A utility bill is optional. A written initial review within 2 business days.

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